Originally posted by: AshBendre
tinoo...I agree one should not question anyone's parenting/upbringing. In the case when the child id an adopted one or foster one..
I agree anandi should have used her words carefully in case of madan singh and may be in front of jyiti's parents.
I strongly disagree with that statement. When one adopts a child then the responsibility of care and upbringing becomes ten-fold. If someone is unable to provide for a foster child on the same level as one's own child then one should not step forward to take that responsibility.
Though most people stumble into parenthood be default, as though the act of conceiving a child is sufficient to entitle one to increase the population. Parenting is a responsibility. It is a sacred covenant between the parents and society and whatever higher beings one believes in (if at all). Th difference between cats and dogs and human beings is that human beings are supposedly far more intelligent and responsible.
Should one not question the parenting skills of those who force their children into child-labor? Should not one question the parents who neglect the education of their children? Should not one question the parenting of people who themselves steeped in orthodoxy and superstition prevent their own children from breaking these shackles?